It sounds like burnout to me. I think you might need to really switch off from everything for a week or something and refresh your mind. Spend time with yourself and just you. Do nothing, do something you love, anything, but do it with just yourself and no distractions so you can really recharge.
It also sounds like you need to ask yourself more "Whys" and find out the root cause of this feeling. Why do you feel inadequate? Is it because you have a deep rooted idea of who you should be or should have been vs who you really are? Why do you feel the need to keep up with the pace of "overachieving"? Why do you consciously or subconsciously think it's a bad thing going back to the mediocre and average? Societal pressures maybe? I think the sooner you come to terms with how you feel and make peace with it, you'll be able to let some things go so it doesn't weigh down on your shoulders anymore.
Not a psychologist... but I ask myself the same questions too sometimes. :)
It sounds like burnout to me. I think you might need to really switch off from everything for a week or something and refresh your mind. Spend time with yourself and just you. Do nothing, do something you love, anything, but do it with just yourself and no distractions so you can really recharge.
It also sounds like you need to ask yourself more "Whys" and find out the root cause of this feeling. Why do you feel inadequate? Is it because you have a deep rooted idea of who you should be or should have been vs who you really are? Why do you feel the need to keep up with the pace of "overachieving"? Why do you consciously or subconsciously think it's a bad thing going back to the mediocre and average? Societal pressures maybe? I think the sooner you come to terms with how you feel and make peace with it, you'll be able to let some things go so it doesn't weigh down on your shoulders anymore.
Not a psychologist... but I ask myself the same questions too sometimes. :)